By David Burridge, Politicians are quick to point out that the economy is growing, commentators keep mentioning austerity and the word recession continues to stick around like a bad headache. But what does it all mean? With the announcement that the UK economy grew by 0.8% in the first quarter of 2014, the UK has […]

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By Molly Lyon, So, which films will become box office phenomenons in 2014? Will it be the latest romantic comedy starring Vince Vaughn? Or the fifth installment in yet another slasher horror series? Or maybe it will be the newest car chase movie starring some beefed up Hollywood actor? Okay, bad examples. But, sarcasm aside, these […]

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By Gregor Bauer 21 February Due to the ongoing Euromaidan violence in Kiev, sections of the Crimean parliament called a meeting of their house in order to pass a resolution asking the Russian President Vladimir Putin for help against the protesters. Though non-parliamentary, Crimean Tatars prevent the discussion from taking place by threatening to occupy […]

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By Gregor Bauer, Do the citizens of Crimea not have the right to join the Russian Federation? Yes, of course they do. The Referendum showed a vast majority in favour of joining Russia. More than half of the Crimea’s citizens are ethnically Russian. And why should Kiev care? The productivity of the Crimea lies far beneath […]

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By Alec Wheeler Tony Benn, a long serving and influential Labour MP, died last Friday at the age of 88. Benn was known for being one of the most prominent and most active members of the Labour Party as well as one of the furthest left leaning. In his later years, after being a government […]

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By Alec Wheeler With a 60+ point lead on the next contender, Hillary Clinton is looking more and more likely to be the Democrat’s presidential nominee in 2016. In fact, the last contender who looked this assured of being nominated was Al Gore back in 2000. Now, if she wants to ensure that she becomes […]

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World News Today contributor, Gregor Bauer, shares photos of life in Independence Square, Kiev from earlier this week before violence erupted. 1- A Maidan soldier, there to protect the protesters, plays piano for a kid. 2- A Maidan soldier draws during the quiet before the storm. 3- Pagan prayers in Maidan Square. 4- According to Yanukovych- a dangerous terrorist. […]

By Gregor Bauer Hanna, a student from Kiev, laughs: “In western countries armed protesters would be totally wrong but when those who rule the country are criminals, when they beat unarmed people unconscious or to death, you have to defend yourself.” This is a view shared by many in Independence Square, Kiev. A student, who […]

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By Alec Wheeler Two weeks ago, Justin Trudeau, leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, made the decision to eject all 32 appointed senators from his caucus in an attempt to end bipartisanship in the Senate. The ejected 32 will remain senators but are not allowed to caucus with the Liberals; from this point on, […]

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By Alec Wheeler, The Syrian peace talks held in Geneva this week may lead you to believe that peace in the troubled state is but a pipe dream. The United Nations and neighboring countries affected by this ongoing conflict are using the talks to call for peace in Syria and for the region to return […]